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Old May 1st 05, 06:03 AM
Bob Parnass
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Default SHIFT - new bike design changes trike to bike as rider pedals


"... Three Purdue University industrial designers who tapped
into memories of their own childhood cycling misadventures have built a
bike that ditches the training wheels but keeps rookies stable.

Called SHIFT, it slowly transforms from a tricycle to bicycle
configuration as the rider pedals faster, then returns to trike formation
as the rider slows down. ..."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-trike-bike,0,5313449.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines


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